Nameplates and home occupation signs.
Columbus City Codes § 3376.08
in effect3376.08 - Nameplates and home occupation signs.
A. Nameplates. A dwelling unit in a one- or two-family dwelling, a townhouse or rowhouse shall display no more than one nonilluminated nameplate on each dwelling, subject to the following provisions:
1. The graphic area of each such sign shall not exceed two square feet.
2. A nameplate shall be wall-mounted, or ground-mounted, adjacent to the entrance to said dwelling unit.
B. Home Occupation Signs. A dwelling unit containing a home occupation shall, in lieu of a nameplate, display no more than one permanent nonilluminated home occupation sign directed to the fronting street, subject to the following provisions:
1. The graphic area of each such sign shall not exceed four square feet.
2. Installations shall be limited to either a wall or window sign at the ground floor level, a ground sign with an overall height of three feet, or mounted on a post lamp designed to support the sign.
3. A ground-mounted or post lamp-mounted home occupation sign shall be set back at least two feet from the right-of-way line of the fronting street and at least two feet from any public sidewalk or shared-use path.
4. Such sign shall not be directed to a freeway.
5. Said sign shall be removed from the lot when the underlying home occupation ceases.
(Ord. 2837-96 § 4 (part); Ord. 1987-2008 Attach. 1 (part); Ord. No. 1200-2017, § 24, 6-12-2017)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT33ZOCO_CH3376EMSIREDI_3376.08NAHOOCSIFetched: 10/27/2026